Judgment — United States v. Sargeant

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U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey (Camden) · No. 1:24-cr-00360-KMW · Doc. 35 · 2024-10-03 · Docket on CourtListener

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Case 1:24-cr-00360-KMW Document35 _ Filed 10/03/24 Page 1 of 8 PagelD: 191

AO 2458 (Mod. O/NJ 12/06) Sheet 1 - Judgment in a Criminal Casa

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
District of New Jersey

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

V. CASE NUMBER 1:24-CR-00360-KMW-1
SIEFF ROBERT SARGEANT

Defendant.

JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE
(For Offenses Committed On or After November 1, 1987)
The defendant, SIEFF ROBERT SARGEANT, was represented by GILBERT J. SCUTTI, ESQUIRE.

The defendant pleaded guiliy to count(s) 1 of the INFORMATION on 5/23/2024. Accordingly, the court has adjudicated
that the defendant is guilty of the following offense(s):

Count
Title & Section Nature of Offense Date of Offense Number(s)
18 U.S.C. MONEY LAUNDERING INOR ABOUT JULY 1
§ 1956(a){1)(A){i) 2021 THROUGH IN
OR ABOUT
SEPTEMBER 2021

As pronounced on October 02, 2024, the defendant is sentenced as provided in pages 2 through 8 of this judgment.
The sentence is imposed pursuant to the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984.

It is ordered that the defendant must pay to the United States a special assessment of $100.00 for count(s) 1, which
shail be due immediately. Said special assessment shall be made payable to the Clerk, U.S. District Court.

It is further ordered that the defendant must notify the United States Attorney for this district within 30 days of any
change of name, residence, or mailing address until all fines, restitution, costs and special assessments imposed by this
judgment are fully paid. If ordered to pay restitution, the defendant must notify the court and United States attorney of any
material change in economic circumstances.

Signed this 3rd day of October, 2024.

Ky
bran M. Williams
‘USS. District Judge

11558

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AO 245B (Mad. D/NJ 12/06) Sheet 2 - imprisonment

Judgment - Page 2 of 8
Defendant: SIEFF ROBERT SARGEANT
Case Number: 1:24-CR-00360-KMW-1

IMPRISONMENT

The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the United States Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a
term of 6 months, followed by home detention for 6 months.

The Court makes the following recommendation to the Bureau of Prisons: that defendant be designated to serve
his sentence at the minimum-security facility (Federal Prison Camp) in closest proximity to his residence. If the Bureau of
Prisons is unable to comply with this recommendation, the Court requests a written reply as to the reason for non-
compliance.

The defendant will surrender for service of sentence at the institution designated by the Bureau of Prisons on a date
and time to be determined by the Bureau of Prisons.

RETURN

| have executed this Judgment as follows:

Defendant delivered on To
At , with a certified copy of this Judgment.

United States Marshal

By

Deputy Marshal
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AO 245B {Mod. D/NJ 12/06) Sheet 3 - Supervised Ralaase

Judgment - Page 3 of 8
Defendant: SIEFF ROBERT SARGEANT
Case Number: 1:24-CR-00360-KMW-1

SUPERVISED RELEASE

Upon release from imprisonment, you will be on supervised release for a term of 2 years.

Within 72 hours of release from custody of the Bureau of Prisons, you must report in person to the Probation Office
in the district to which you are released.

While on supervised release, you must not commit another federal, state, or local crime, must refrain from any
unlawful use of a controlled substance and must comply with the mandatory and standard conditions that have been adopted
by this court as set forth below.

You must submit to one drug test within 15 days of commencement of supervised release and at least two tests
thereafter as determined by the probation officer.

You must cooperate in the collection of DNA as directed by the probation officer

If this judgment imposes a fine, special assessment, costs, or restitution obligation, It is a condition of supervised
release that you pay any such fine, assessments, costs, and restitution that remains unpaid at the commencement of the
term of supervised release.

You must comply with the following special conditions:
LOCATION MONITORING PROGRAM

You must submit to home detention for a period of 6 months and comply with the Location Monitoring Program
requirements as directed by the U.S. Probation Office. You will be restricted to your residence at all times except
for employment, education, religious services, medical, substance abuse and mental health treatment, court-
ordered obligations, and any other such times specifically authorized by the U.S. Probation Office. The location
monitoring technology is at the discretion of the U.S. Probation Office. You must pay the cost of the monitoring.

IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT - COMPLIANCE

You must comply with instructions from Immigration and Customs Enforcement to resolve any problems with your
status in the United States. You must provide truthful information and abide by the rules and regulations of
immigration and Customs Enforcement. You must seek proper documentation from U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement authorizing you to work in the United States. If deported, you must not re-enter the United States
without the written permission of the Secretary of United States Department of Homeland Security. If you re-enter
the United States, you must report in person to the nearest U.S. Probation Office within 48 hours.

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

Upon request, you must provide the U.S. Probation Office with full disclosure of your financial records, including co-
mingled income, expenses, assets and liabilities, to include yearly income tax returns. With the exception of the
financial accounts reported and noted within the presentence report, you are prohibited from maintaining and/or
opening any additional individual and/or joint checking, savings, or other financial accounts, for either personal or
business purposes, without the knowledge and approval of the U.S. Probation Office. You must cooperate with the
U.S. Probation Officer in the investigation of your financial dealings and must provide truthful monthly statements
of your income. You must cooperate in the signing of any authorization to release information forms permitting the
U.S. Probation Office access to your financial records.

NEW DEBT RESTRICTIONS

You are prohibited from incurring any new credit charges, opening additional lines of credit, or incurring any new
monetary loan, obligation, or debt, by whatever name known, without the approval of the U.S. Probation Office. You
must not encumber or liquidate interest in any assets unless it is in direct service of the fine and/or restitution
obligation or otherwise has the expressed approval of the Court.

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AO 245B {Mod, D/NJ 12/06) Sheet 3 - Supervised Release

Judgment - Page 4 of 8
Defendant: SIEFF ROBERT SARGEANT
Case Number: 1:24~-CR-00360-KMW-1

SELF-EM PLOYMENT/BUSINESS DISCLOSURE

You must cooperate with the U.S. Probation Office in the investigation and approval of any position of self-
employment, including any independent, entrepreneurial, or freelance employment or business activity. if approved
for self-employment, you must provide the U.S. Probation Office with full disclosure of your self-employment and
other business records, including, but not limited to, all of the records identified in the Probation Form 48F (Request
for Self Employment Records), or as otherwise requested by the U.S. Probation Office.

SUPPORTING DEPENDENTS

If you are Court-ordered to make child support payments or to make payments to support a person caring for a
child, you must make the payments and comply with the other terms of the order.
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AO 245B {Mod, D/NJ 12/08) Sheat 3a - Supervised Release

Judgment - Page 5 of 8
Defendant: SIEFF ROBERT SARGEANT
Case Number: 1:24-CR-00360-KMW-1

STANDARD CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION

As part of your supervised release, you must comply with the following standard conditions of supervision. These conditions
are imposed because they establish the basic expectations for your behavior while on supervision and identify the minimum
tools needed by probation officers to keep informed, report to the court about, and bring about improvements in your conduct
and condition.

1) You must report to the probation office in the federal judicial district where you are authorized to reside within 72 hours
of your release from imprisonment, unless the probation officer instructs you to report to a different probation office or
within a different time frame.

2) After initially reporting to the probation office, you will receive instructions from the court or the probation officer about
how and when you must report to the probation officer, and you must report to the probation officer as instructed.

3) You must not knowingly leave the federal judicial district where you are authorized to reside without first getting
permission from the court or the probation officer.

4) You must answer truthfully the questions asked by your probation officer.

5) ‘You must live at a place approved by the probation officer. If you plan to change where you live or anything about your
living arrangements (such as the people you live with), you must notify the probation officer at least 10 days before the
change. If notifying the probation officer in advance is not possible due to unanticipated circumstances, you must notify
the probation officer within 72 hours of becoming aware of a change or expected change.

6) You must allow the probation officer to visit you at any time at your home or elsewhere, and you must permit the
probation officer to take any items prohibited by the conditions of your supervision that he or she observes in plain
view.

7) You must work fuil time (at least 30 hours per week) at a lawful type of employment, unless the probation officer
excuses you from doing so. If you do not have fulltime employment you must try to find full-time employment, unless
the probation officer excuses you from doing so. If you plan to change where you work or anything about your work
(such as your position or your job responsibilities), you must notify the probation officer at least 10 days before the
change. If notifying the probation officer at least 10 days in advance Is not possible due to unanticipated
circumstances, you must notify the probation officer within 72 hours of becoming aware of a change or expected
change.

8) You must not communicate or interact with someone you know is engaged in criminal activity. If you know someone
has been convicted of a felony, you must not knowingly communicate or interact with that person without first getting
the permission of the probation officer.

9) If you are arrested or questioned by a law enforcement officer, you must notify the probation officer within 72 hours.

10) You must not own, possess, or have access to a firearm, ammunition, destructive device, or dangerous weapon (i.e.,
anything that was designed, or was modified for, the specific purpose of causing bodily injury or death to another
person such as nunchakus or tasers).

11} You must not act or make any agreement with a law enforcement agency to act as a confidential human source or
informant without first getting the permission of the court.

12) if the probation officer determines that you pose a risk to another person (including an organization), the probation
officer may require you to notify the person about the risk and you must comply with that instruction. The probation
officer may contact the person and confirm that you have notified the person about the risk.
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AO 245B (Mod. D/NJ 12/06) Sheet Sa - Supervised Release

Judgment - Page 6 of 8
Defendant: SIEFF ROBERT SARGEANT
Gase Number: 1:24-CR-00360-KMW-1

STANDARD CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION

13) You must follow the instructions of the probation officer related to the conditions of supervision.

Upon a finding of a violation of probation or supervised release, | understand that the Court may (1) revoke supervision
or (2) extend the term of supervision and/or modify the conditions of supervision.

These conditions have been read to me. | fully understand the conditions and have been provided a copy of them.

You shall carry out all rules, in addition to the above, as prescribed by the Chief U.S. Probation Officer, or any of his
associate Probation Officers.

(Signed)

Defendant Date

U.S. Probation Officer/Designated Witness Date

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AO 2458 (Mod. D/NJ 12/06) Sheet 6 - Restitution and Forteiture

Judgment - Page 7 of 8
Defendant: SIEFF ROBERT SARGEANT
Case Number: 1:24-CR-00360-KMW-1

RESTITUTION AND FORFEITURE

RESTITUTION

The defendant shall make restitution in the amount of $155,014.52. Payments should be made payable to the U.S.
Treasury and mailed to Clerk, U.S.D.C., 402 East State Street, Rm 2020, Trenton, New Jersey 08608, for distribution to
Small Business Administration, 721 19th Street, 3rd Floor, Room 301 Denver, Colorado 80202.

The amount ordered represents the total amount due to the victim for this loss. The defendant's restitution obligation
shall not be affected by any restitution payments made by other defendants in this case, except that no further payments
will be required once payment(s) by one or more defendants fully satisfies the victim’s loss. The following defendani(s) in
the following case(s) may be subject to restitution orders to the same victims for this same loss:

Lisa Smith 1:24C RO0469-1
Eric Rivera 1:24CR00267-1
James Wessels 1:24CR00267-3
Tommy Hawkins 1:24CR00358-1

The restitution is due immediately. It is recommended that the defendant participate in the Bureau of Prisons Inmate
Financial Responsibility Program ({IFRP). If the defendant participates in the IFRP, the restitution shall be paid from those
funds at a rate equivalent to $25 every 3 months. In the event the entire restitution is not paid prior to the commencement
of supervision, the defendant shall satisfy the amount due in monthly installments of no less than $200.00, to commence
30 days after release from confinement.

Unless the court has expressly ordered otherwise, if this judgment imposes imprisonment, payment of criminal
monetary penalties is due during imprisonment. All criminal monetary penalties, except those payments made through the
Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Inmate Financial Responsibility Program, are made to the clerk of the court.

Payments shall be applied in the following order: (1) assessment, (2) restitution principal, (3) restitution interest, (4)
AVAA assessment, (5) fine principal, (6) fine interest, (7) community restitution, (8) JVTA assessment, (9) penalties, and
(10) costs, including cost of prosecution and court costs.

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AO 245B (Mod, D/NJ 12/08) Sheet 6 - Restitution and Forfeiture

Judgment - Page 8 of 8
Defendant: SIEFF ROBERT SARGEANT
Case Number: 1:24-CR-00360-KMW-1

RESTITUTION AND FORFEITURE

FORFEITURE

The defendant is ordered to forfeit the following property to the United States:

$147,000

Unless the court has expressly ordered otherwise, if this judgment imposes imprisonment, payment of criminal
monetary penalties is due during imprisonment. All criminal monetary penalties, except those payments made through the
Federal! Bureau of Prisons’ Inmate Financial Responsibility Program, are made to the clerk of the court.

Payments shall be applied in the following order: (1) assessment, (2) restitution principal, (3) restitution interest, (4)
AVAA assessment, (5) fine principal, (6) fine interest, (7) community restitution, (8) JVTA assessment, (9) penalties, and
(10) costs, including cost of prosecution and court costs.

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